Sep 21, 2009 | Couponing 101
A common question I receive from readers and friends is, “Are coupons really worth the hassle?” Guess what, 92% of the time…they are not! Yes, you heard it from the grocery guru’s mouth. 92% of the time, the store is going to make money on you...
Nov 7, 2011 | Saving $ without Coupons
I’m smack dab in the middle of one of my Grocery Guru Super Doubles weeks at my local Harris Teeter grocer. I hit the store nearly every day, stock up on the best deals available using my twenty coupon limit, and then typically don’t even step in a store...
Feb 16, 2010 | Deals & Couponing, Food & Cooking
I started to title this post “Cooking with Coupons”, but I don’t really cook with my coupons. 🙂 Yet I think I make nearly every meal where a coupon has been used to buy at least one ingredient. Now, this isn’t a scientific study, although I...
Jan 17, 2013 | Grocery Guru
(Just a bit of my Dollar Tree Coupon Haul) It’s been awhile since I’ve done any of my couponing posts. This does not mean that I have stopped couponing, nor have I given up my Grocery Guru title. Nope, nearly every trip, I still arm myself with savings,...
Jan 10, 2012 | Saving $ without Coupons
Last week, I received an email from a reader with the title, “Enough is Enough.” Here’s an excerpt, “So, I have been couponing and living the frugal lifestyle for over a year now…but am getting sick of how much stockpile I have (and it...